Shocked! Shocked to find that a public servant might be under investigation…

Daniel Montgomery, former executive director of the Air Transport Stabilization Board, exercised tremendous influence over the future of major airlines — the ATSB was in a position to grant or deny billions of dollars of subsidized loans. Now several major airlines face subpeonas looking into whether Mr. Montgomery extracted free travel and other benefits from the carriers.

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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